Disabled Veteran Property Tax Breaks in Harrison County

A veteran with a service-connected disability rating from the VA can shave a fixed dollar amount off the taxable value of one Texas property. The size scales with the rating: roughly $5,000 at 10 to 29 percent, $7,500 at 30 to 49, $10,000 at 50 to 69, and up to $12,000 at 70 percent and above. Veterans 65 or older with at least a 10 percent rating, or those who've lost the use of a limb or their sight, can also reach the $12,000 figure. This is the Section 11.22 exemption, separate from the full homestead wipeout some 100-percent veterans qualify for.

The application is Form 50-135, and it goes to the Harrison Central Appraisal District, the office that sets values — not the tax assessor-collector, who only mails the bill. Mixing up those two offices is the most common reason a filing stalls.

There's unusual grace built in here: a disabled veteran generally has up to five years past the delinquency date to file and still capture the break. If you served and carry a rating and you've been paying full freight on your Harrison County home, it's worth a call to the appraisal district to see what you're owed.